Until a person comes to the final correction (Gmar Tikun), their entire path lies in faith above reason—both in Egypt and subsequently the desert. Along this path, we move from Lo Lishma (for the sake of receiving) to Lishma (for the sake of bestowing). This transition is brought about by the Creator according to a person’s efforts.

A person’s work is divided into two categories: 13 attributes and 12 qualities. The 13 attributes represent the definitions of the properties of abundance descending from above downward and are called Mazalot (streams of fortune, the signs of the Zodiac). This abundance arrives gradually; the light of Hochma (Ohr Hochma) trickles down from the Rosh (head) of Arich Anpin in the form of the “thirteen corrections of the Dikna (beard).”

When it reaches the lowest point, the created being must be corrected in order to receive this abundance within its own corrected vessels. This means that the created being subdivides its levels of reception into distinct parts, which are designated as the twelve tribes, the twelve specific parts of the work performed on the collective vessel (Kli).

Each of these parts entails its own specific work, its own unique banner—its own way to “break through” under the guidance of its banner. The nature of this work and these actions are completely different from one another, just as one spiritual encampment camp differs entirely from another.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 5/2/26, Rabash, “What Are Banners in the Work?”

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